Upcoming Events

The Soroptimist International Club of the Snyder, Union and Northumberland Counties, Inc. will hold it’s regular monthly dinner meeting on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at The Masonic Building in Selingrove, PA. Our guest speaker is Susan Mathias, CEO Transitions. The SUN Soroptimist Club is an international volunteer service organization for business and professional women who work to improve the lives of women and girls in local communities and throughout the world. We encourage any person who is interested in volunteering and becoming a member to contact any club member or by calling Diane Savidge at (570)837-2532 or dmsavidge@gmail.com.

Richfield Mennonite Church invites you to the fun at our Awana Clubs for ages 3 to 6th grade Wednesday evenings 6:30 to 8:00 pm September 10th–April 8th in Richfield PA (along Rt. 35). We also offer youth groups for 7th-12th grade and an adult Bible study. Some activities include game time, hayrides, pinewood derby, puppet shows, snacks, and much more. Any questions call the church office at 717 694-3490.

FOOTLOOSE The Musical will be presented at Lewisburg Area High School’s Alumni Auditorium, 815 Market Street, Lewisburg. March 5,6,7 at 7:30pm Tickets are $8 (general admission) and $10 (reserved) for all performances. Click here for more info and tickets

Mini Golf at The Rudy Gelnett Memorial Library in Selinsgrove! To Benefit Snyder County Libraries. March 6: 6:30-9:30om–Adults Only-$30 per person or $50 per couple. Refreshments will be available from Selinsgrove Brew Pub and Shade Mountain Winery. Two complimentary alcoholic or non-alcoholic drinks per person and appetizers will be provided. March 7: 10a-3p–All Ages–$5 per person. Food and refreshments will be available for purchase. The course will include all three floors of the Gelnett library! Tickets available at any of the four libraries and at the door. Click here for more info

FOOTLOOSE The Musical will be presented at Lewisburg Area High School’s Alumni Auditorium, 815 Market Street, Lewisburg. March 5,6,7 at 7:30pm Tickets are $8 (general admission) and $10 (reserved) for all performances. Click here for more info and tickets

Powder Puff Football Tournament at the MACC Sunday, March 7, 2015 Teams of six at $60 per team. Must be 13 or older to be eligible. Register by Friday, February 27, 2015 *Prizes will be awarded* Time to be determined

Preparing for spring on the BVRT

LEWISBURG — 2014 will be a big year for the Buffalo Valley Rail Trail with expansion projects getting underway. The Buffalo Valley Rail Trail extension will get underway in 2014 and will continue in phases, according to Samantha Pearson, of the Buffalo Valley Recreation Authority.

Pearson said, “We want to acknowledge that this is hard to conceive of as one project. We are calling it Phase Two, but it has many different components and they are spread out along all of the municipalities that the Rail Trail touches.”

She gave a list of the main projects. They are listed as follows.

1) new bike racks and benches

2) a new trail head being designed and built in East Buff alo Township where the trail ends at 12th Street

3) design for a grade crossing at Route 15 in Lewisburg

4) final design and construction of what is called the “L” in Lewisburg, which is a segment of trail that will connect to Hufnagle Park

Shawn McGlaughlin is planning director in Union County and says the expansion of the trail will be good news for the many people who use it. They had Bucknell complete a study for them on usage of the trail.

McGlaughlin said, “Bucknell’s Department of Civil Engineering did some research and they found that there are about 400 users a day on the Rail Trail. They estimate that over a period of a year, there is about 80,000 to 100,000 distinct visits to the trail.”

Now that Spring is just around the corner, the Buffalo Valley Recreation Authority is requesting help from the community to clean up the Rail Trail by picking up litter, removing brush and trimming trees. The cleanup is Saturday April 12th beginning at 1 p.m. Participants can meet at Buffalo Valley Outfitters at 12:30 p.m. for an informational meeting. (Ali Stevens)